Mo Farah and Steve Cram crossed paths yesterday afternoon as they went for a
jog along the Monte Carlo seafront. A few hours later there was a
metaphorical exchange as the Midas man turned middle-distance maestro.

In the Stade Louis II in Monaco, Farah defied logic by breaking Cram’s
28-year-old British 1,500 metres record. His time of 3min 28.81sec was also
a European record, surpassing the mark of Fermin Cacho, of Spain, from 1997.
Another accolade was sixth place on the all-time list, a staggering feat
given that Farah was only playing at the distance. Cram’s daughter, Josie,
perhaps summed